What The Hack?

At #PolkHacks first annual event, local kids ages 13-18 will work with area technology and business mentors to design, program, and create apps that address local issues and solve problems.

How will the #PolkHacks Hackathon help? Our goal is to influence and inspire kids who would otherwise be unable to pursue a career in technology. Over the next 10 years, there will be 1 million more computing jobs than students to fill them, so we want to make sure that as many kids as possible can take advantage of this opportunity. Here’s how #PolkHacks will help:

Promote a college and career-going culture by exposing underserved students to computer science careers they wouldn’t ordinarily learn about.

Stimulate school and community leaders within Polk to focus on the value of promoting computer programming to our youth.

Develop business partnerships to sustain coding and other technology-related programs for long term benefit of Polk youth.

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